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ANNOUNCEMENT: Shackled, by AY Venona

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QSFer AY Venona has a new bi/non-binary dark fantasy out: “Shackled.” All your life you are promised a gift from a god. Your divine sponsor, they say. You attend the academy where the gods can easily observe you. And when you turn 21 years old, they send you to the temple built on top of the mountain. But when you enter the House of the Gods to claim the gift you are promised since your birth, you discover the true face of your destiny. Hint: It looks so much like your worst nightmare, but also feels like how it is … Read more

FOR READERS: Do People Really Do That?

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Olivia Wylie: Are there descriptions in fiction of emotions, actions, etc – e.g. fainting, blushing red-hot – that you’ve read but never seen in life? Have you ever thought ‘wait, do people do this and I’ve never noticed?’ Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

INTERVIEW: Willam Belli, Dead Don’t Die in Dallas

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Originally titled, “Kicking Zombie Ass for Jesus”, the since renamed “Dead Don’t Die in Dallas”, was released on DVD and digital retailers on September 17, 2019 after a six-year wait due to production and legal issues. The project, a religious and political exploitation film, stars “RuPaul’s Drag Race” personality Willam Belli as Beth-Ann Fetterman, a transgender hairdresser battling for survival against a transphobic preacher and his wife during the zombie apocalypse in West Texas. About the Film After a miracle pill intended to cure all infectious diseases turns the people who took it into flesh-craving mutant zombies; it forces the … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Renegades from the Time War, by Gordon Phillips

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Gordon Phillips has a new MM sci fi book out: “Renegades From the Time War.” Carl Obermeier, a cadet at the Time Corps Academy, discovers he has been admitted to his second year on Conditional status. This is due to his high “emotional liability.” He is advised to mediate and study the precepts and disciplines of the Corps. But on his first day back, his class is shown an example of Temporal Crime committed by the Time Pirates, enemy of the Ordered Society, and he is smitten by the pirate Armand’s beauty. Troubled, Carl remains true to the Corps when … Read more

#OWNVOICES: Lesbian Authors

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On Saturdays on the QSF Facebook group we’re now featuring #ownvoices. Each week, we’ll feature a different group of writers who don’t always get the attention they should. Today, we’re featuring authors who are lesbian and who write lesbian characters in speculative fiction. #ownvoices If you’re a lesbian author, tell us about yourself, your experiences author, and the spec fic books you write (especially those with lesbian characters – with links, please). If you’re not, you can still participate – share your favorite lesbian authors and their spec fic works that include lesbian characters. Note: This is NOT a chat … Read more

New BBC Dracula Series Creator: Dracula is Bi-Homicidal, Not Bisexual

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As countless viewers prepare to tune into BBC One on New Year’s Day to watch Dracula, PinkNews just wanted to run a short public service announcement that the count is not bisexual. He is, according to the series’ co-writer Steven Moffat, “bi-homicidal”. ‘Dracula has always fed off men and women,’ says Steve Moffat. With gay Sherlock co-writer Mark Gatiss also at the helm, the adaptation of the Bram Stoker 1897 classic has been immersed in fan speculation about the head vampire himself’s sexuality. Chiefly, that he might be bisexual. Moffat told The Times, however, that it is not quite accurate … Read more

REVIEW: Alien Hands, by Storm Caywood

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Title: Alien Hands Author: Storm Caywood Genre: Sci Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Carnation Books Pages: 102 Reviewer: Starlight Get It On Amazon About The Book An interstellar romance awaits you in this scorching hot novella… Adil Raif is a relief-effort doctor on a space station orbiting a war-torn planet. Disconnected from life on Earth, he’s looking for sex, adventure, relief from boredom–anything but love. Esihle Queran is an alien refugee on the station who never tells the whole truth. He’s given up on ever returning to his planet, and knows that love is for other, better men. … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Autumn on Mars, by SMA

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QSFer SMA has a new MM fantasy romance out, book one in the Four Seasons Cycle: “Autumn on Mars.” Tripp doesn’t know who he is, how he got here, or why this gorgeous man with dark eyes is the only familiar thing in sight. But he does know this: It’s Autumntide on Mars and love is in the air! —Embrace the wonders of Fall in this dreamy and evocative MM seasonal romance—Louisa May Alcott meets the science fantasy of Ray Bradbury! Tripp is a young employee of the Division, corporate authority in the Crater region. Reserved and sardonic, he’s inexplicably … Read more

That Thing I Just Read

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Welcome to “That Thing I Just Read” (TTIJR) day on Queer Sci Fi. PLEASE MAKE THIS ITS OWN POST, NOT A COMMENT ON THIS ONE. This is a new weekly Friday reader feature where you can: a) share the great queer spec fic (sci fi, fantasy, horror, or paranormal) book you just read, and why you loved it so… b) ask for queer spec fic book recommendations. Please follow these guidelines: Make it a stand-alone post, not a comment on this post Do not promo your own books Please do not share negative posts/reviews. This is about sharing books we … Read more

Queer Black Furry SonicFox Named Outsports Non-Binary Person of the Year

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Queer black furry e-sports champion SonicFox has been named the first-ever Non-Binary Person of the Year by Outsports. The gamer, real name Dominique McLean, is the first person to win the new Outsports category and is also the first person from e-sports to win one of Outsports’ LGBT+ sports awards. SonicFox is sponsored by Echo Fox, and they came out as gay in August 2018 – by tweeting “I’m gay” minutes after winning a world champion gaming title. Full Story From Pink News